Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Glen McGlynn, a client systems technician with the 281st Combat Communications Group, North Smithfield, graduated from the Noncommissioned Officer Academy at the I.G. Brown Training and Education Center, McGhee Tyson ANGB, Tenn. McGlynn is the son-in-law of Butch and Pauline Savaria of Warwick.

The NCO Academy is a six-week course that prepares service members in the grade of E-6 to manage and lead their units. Students study curriculum in the areas of the profession of arms, leadership and communication to build the skills they need for their current rank and to prepare for future responsibilities.